>>> Well, back in the old days, people actually had to (gasp!) drive to a store to buy books. I know, sounds unbelievable, but it's true. A few of these places still exist today.
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>>Wouldn't a venue with an entire library of books that allowed you to temporarily own them then return them back be an incredible asset? I should look into that ;-)
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> Great idea! There's gotta be a LOT of money in that :)

We have that in our neighborhood. The sign outside says "Durham County Public Library." Seems I recall a guy named Ben Franklin thought up the idea.